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wire⋅tap

  [wahyuhr-tap] noun, verb, -tapped, -tap⋅ping, adjective
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–noun
1. an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
–verb (used with object)
2. to obtain (information, evidence, etc.) by tapping telephone or telegraph wires: to wiretap conversations.
3. to listen in on by means of a wiretap: to wiretap a telephone; to wiretap a conversation.
–verb (used without object)
4. to tap telephone or telegraph wires for evidence, information, etc.
–adjective
5. pertaining to or obtained by wiretap.
Origin:
1950–55; back formation from wiretapper
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Network Wiretapping
Capture and analysis in IP networks WWW, FTP, IM, E-mail, VoIP and more
www.tamos.com
Record Phone Calls $99
Phone taps that get results fast. Low everyday prices - fast shipping
www.spy-tronix.com
wire·tap   (wīr'tāp')   
n.  

  1. A concealed listening or recording device connected to a communications circuit.

  2. The act of installing such a device.

v.   wire·tapped, wire·tap·ping, wire·taps

v.   tr.

  1. To connect a concealed listening or recording device to.

  2. To monitor (a telephone line) by means of such a device.

v.   intr.
To install a concealed listening or recording device or use it to monitor communications.
wire'tap'per n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: wire·tap
Pronunciation: 'wIr-"tap
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -tapped; -tap·ping
intransitive verb : to engage in wiretapping wiretap> transitive verb : to interpret through wiretapping wiretapped telephone conversation>; also : to connect to the telephone line of for the purpose of wiretapping <wiretapped her home> —compare BUG, EAVESDROP

Main Entry: wiretap
Function: noun
1 : an act or instance of wiretapping wiretaps are a form of a search —Whack v. State, 615 Atlantic Reporter, Second Series 1226 (1992)>
2 : an electrical connection for wiretapping —compare PEN REGISTER
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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